Forget Workington Man, the fictional voter the Tories are now targeting is Waitrose Woman as they gear up for a snap election

Daily Mail - Oct 10, 2026

Tony Blair had middle-class Mondeo Man in 1997 and Boris Johnson needed older, working-class Workington Man to topple Labour's Red Wall in 2019.

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Kemi Badenoch says the Conservatives are ready for a Christmas general election as speculation mounts the PM will call a snap poll

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Kemi Badenoch says the Conservatives are ready for a Christmas general election as speculation mounts the PM will call a snap poll

The Opposition leader - who galvanised the party faithful with her conference speech in Birmingham - said: 'I've instructed the Conservative Party to be ready for an election at any point.'

Family of murdered toddler James Bulger 'threaten legal action' after being barred from his killer Jon Venables' parole hearing

Oct 10, 2026

Family of murdered toddler James Bulger 'threaten legal action' after being barred from his killer Jon Venables' parole hearing

Two-year-old James was tortured and murdered by Jon Venables and his accomplice Robert Thompson at a shopping centre near Liverpool in 1993.

The animal activist behind the King's lamb heist is so hard-line that even her dogs are vegan. Has her theft conviction left her feeling sheepish? Not for a second: JAN MOIR

Oct 10, 2026

The animal activist behind the King's lamb heist is so hard-line that even her dogs are vegan. Has her theft conviction left her feeling sheepish? Not for a second: JAN MOIR

Animal activist Rose Patterson is upset. She is dismayed at being found guilty of stealing three lambs from King Charles after climbing into a field on his Sandringham estate in Norfolk back in 2023.

Revealed: Sam Fender is set to headline Glastonbury Festival next year

Oct 10, 2026

Revealed: Sam Fender is set to headline Glastonbury Festival next year

The official line-up for those paying at least £400 to attend will not be confirmed until the spring, but Fender is set to headline the festival's main Pyramid Stage.

Forget Workington Man, the fictional voter the Tories are now targeting is Waitrose Woman as they gear up for a snap election

Oct 10, 2026

Forget Workington Man, the fictional voter the Tories are now targeting is Waitrose Woman as they gear up for a snap election

Tony Blair had middle-class Mondeo Man in 1997 and Boris Johnson needed older, working-class Workington Man to topple Labour's Red Wall in 2019.

Pressure grows on Andy Burnham to distance Labour from Manchester City financial scandal amid revelations politicians received £300,000 of freebies

Oct 10, 2026

Pressure grows on Andy Burnham to distance Labour from Manchester City financial scandal amid revelations politicians received £300,000 of freebies

Spread over a decade, the gifts came in the form of VIP match tickets, flights and luxury junkets to the Arab state where City's majority stakeholder Sheikh Mansour is deputy prime minister.

Chilling bodycam footage shows cops carrying out welfare checks just days before two children were found starved to death... as mom is arrested

Oct 10, 2026

Chilling bodycam footage shows cops carrying out welfare checks just days before two children were found starved to death... as mom is arrested

Justine May, 31, was arrested on homicide charges for the deaths of her children, Harlow Deacon, 15 months, and Emory Deacon, two, on September 29.

How a typo in an employment contract cost Aussie transport giant Toll $176,250 after sacking long-time manager

Oct 10, 2026

How a typo in an employment contract cost Aussie transport giant Toll $176,250 after sacking long-time manager

A single missing word in a Toll manager's contract has cost the transport giant $176,250.

At least 12 dead and hundreds injured after Houthis launch fresh 'missile attack' on Saudi airport 

Oct 10, 2026

At least 12 dead and hundreds injured after Houthis launch fresh 'missile attack' on Saudi airport 

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked again leaving at least 12 dead as an urgent evacuation was triggered at the international travel hub.

No weigh! Fury as Toby Carvery chef is filmed carefully weighing a slice of meat he was serving up

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No weigh! Fury as Toby Carvery chef is filmed carefully weighing a slice of meat he was serving up

After being roasted by online critics, the restaurant chain insisted it was not taking a newly miserly approach to its usually generous portion size.

Retail bosses prepare for No11 summit as Chancellor is urged not to clobber businesses with more tax hikes in Budget

Oct 10, 2026

Retail bosses prepare for No11 summit as Chancellor is urged not to clobber businesses with more tax hikes in Budget

John Healey has come under mounting pressure not to clobber businesses with more tax hikes and business costs that have pushed up prices, as he prepares to unveil his first Budget in 17 days' time.

Fed up of puddles on the floor and barks at the wind? Dog lovers can now pay £15,000 for a pre-trained six-month-old pup

Oct 10, 2026

Fed up of puddles on the floor and barks at the wind? Dog lovers can now pay £15,000 for a pre-trained six-month-old pup

Puddles on the floor, chewing the sofa and barking at the wind... it's all part of the joys, and frustrations, of training a new puppy. But dog lovers can now pay an £15,000 to avoid it altogether.

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